Hey Kathode, what was your role in the game dev? My son wants to know. (His dream is to become a concept artist on a future Halo game and he's asking about this sort of thing more and more)

I'm the main producer on the game side for the multiplayer portion. "The game side" meaning not the server functionality or Waypoint or stuff like that, but I work with those guys a lot. A game producer is basically equivalent to a project manager in most other industries.

Multiplayer huh?..any chance for Halo 5 you can put the online maps on a rotation?,sick to the tits already of playing Ragnarok 5 times in a row this is the reason i have left past Halo games,everyone just votes for the same map they have just played,and again,and again and again

Multiplayer huh?..any chance for Halo 5 you can put the online maps on a rotation?,sick to the tits already of playing Ragnarok 5 times in a row this is the reason i have left past Halo games,everyone just votes for the same map they have just played,and again,and again and again

Yeah people love that map. You can change playlists - different playlists support different sets of maps.

One nitpick I have is that the Chief's audio is low and with all the action, I felt like I was missing stuff. I turned on subtitles. Also one instance where a subtitle for Cortana went off and I didn't hear audio at all.

Only got to play a bit into the first mission but am impressed so far. The visuals are incredibly good, and combat is fun (I've never played a Halo game so I can't say how it compares). I also like the tactical nature of how they handle weapons and ammo.

Has anyone else messed around with the smartglass integration? It looks like it'll give you access to waypoint while playing, and lauch multiplayer/missions? I haven't really touched it yet so I don't know what else it supports, but the waypoint thing seems nice in that you won't have to launch a separate application on your console to use it now.

I've only played into the 2nd level, but so far I'm loving it. This game will take me forever to complete, because I'm a Skull hunter in a near-obsession kind of way. I haven't found 1 yet despite looking in every nook & cranny and on every ledge - found quite a few operable devices and terms though. There seems to be a lot more area to explore in this Halo game than others, which is surprising since the graphics are significantly better than any 360 game I've played. I always look for the WOW moment in Halo games -really wasn't there in Halo Reach IMO- and its nice I've already had that by the 2nd level!

• Skulls - Skulls are available and unlocked right from the start. You do not have to seek them out in Halo 4. Silver Skulls are recommended to activate because you must complete a level on Heroic whilst 3 are activated for Skullduggery. This can be done Cooperatively.

Played a bit of the multiplayer and am hooked. This game seems to solve the issues I have with games like CoD where I can't easily tell the difference between friend and foe. Not having to look down the sites also helps. I still suck, but I think I can graduate to competent noob given enough time.

Its not clear if I can start a Spartan Ops episode on Legendary, it seems to default at normal

What I meant to say is if there is a way to create a PUG spartan ops episode on legendary?

Also the music is incredible

You can select Spartan Ops difficulty if you launch through the "Play Chapters" menu. This lets you play solo or with your party. If you go through matchmaking (the "Find Game" menu), you can't select difficulty.

Its not clear if I can start a Spartan Ops episode on Legendary, it seems to default at normal

What I meant to say is if there is a way to create a PUG spartan ops episode on legendary?

Also the music is incredible

You can select Spartan Ops difficulty if you launch through the "Play Chapters" menu. This lets you play solo or with your party. If you go through matchmaking (the "Find Game" menu), you can't select difficulty.

Roger, and thanks. I was able to do all of them solo on legendary. Matchmaking defaults to heroic difficulty I believe

Its not clear if I can start a Spartan Ops episode on Legendary, it seems to default at normal

What I meant to say is if there is a way to create a PUG spartan ops episode on legendary?

Also the music is incredible

You can select Spartan Ops difficulty if you launch through the "Play Chapters" menu. This lets you play solo or with your party. If you go through matchmaking (the "Find Game" menu), you can't select difficulty.

Roger, and thanks. I was able to do all of them solo on legendary. Matchmaking defaults to heroic difficulty I believe

Its not clear if I can start a Spartan Ops episode on Legendary, it seems to default at normal

What I meant to say is if there is a way to create a PUG spartan ops episode on legendary?

Also the music is incredible

You can select Spartan Ops difficulty if you launch through the "Play Chapters" menu. This lets you play solo or with your party. If you go through matchmaking (the "Find Game" menu), you can't select difficulty.

Roger, and thanks. I was able to do all of them solo on legendary. Matchmaking defaults to heroic difficulty I believe

MC seems a lot more fragile when his shields are down. I don't mind that - it works better with my playstyle.

I noticed this too. On heroic, I'll sometimes take burst of who-knows-what and just keel over dead.

Yeah I don't mind being fragile with shields down, just a bit annoying that I can take 10+ shots while my shields are down one time, and die pretty much instantly another. I assume it has to do with the type of weapon you are hit with.

this arrived from Gamefly today, and I've played through to the third mission. Graphics look awesome, and the story has potential, but gameplay... Dishonored and Deus Ex: Human Revolution have spoiled shooters for me; pushing buttons to save the universe isn't the same anymore

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Enjoying the game so far. Have gotten about halfway through the campaign, did the first 5 spartan ops with Kato, played some Dominion with Kato.

That said, I still want campaign and co-op scoring back, and I really want firefight mode back. It feels like 343 was focused mainly on the campaign and vs MP for this, which is fine, but, I hope they realize that while spartan ops are nice, they are not remotely a replacement for firefight.

Makes me wonder what Bungie really could accomplish if they had been given more time, or if Halo just needed a redo like this.

There's a lot of really nice character and story in the game this time, which I like. Also, barring the *cough* visual upgrades on Cortana, they actually did a lot more for her character and writing, even if a little forced at times, but they let Jen Taylor go to work with more range on the character.

Heck, I think the Chief had more lines in the first few hours of the game than the any single Halo game before.

• Skulls - Skulls are available and unlocked right from the start. You do not have to seek them out in Halo 4. Silver Skulls are recommended to activate because you must complete a level on Heroic whilst 3 are activated for Skullduggery. This can be done Cooperatively.

Thanks for letting me know MO. When I started digging around the menus I did notice the Skulls option. NP as I doubt I would have found all the terminals and devices I did without my thorough searching, but I'm doing less exploring now.

I found the time last night to finish the 3rd mission and oh man what a level that was - 1 of the best in any Halo game I've played! Is it just me, or is there a strong Metroid Prime vibe in this Halo. Not that I expect Master Chief to curl up into an energy ball or anything, but if continues to remind me of that other game style a bit, I'll be very happy.

• Skulls - Skulls are available and unlocked right from the start. You do not have to seek them out in Halo 4. Silver Skulls are recommended to activate because you must complete a level on Heroic whilst 3 are activated for Skullduggery. This can be done Cooperatively.

Thanks for letting me know MO. When I started digging around the menus I did notice the Skulls option. NP as I doubt I would have found all the terminals and devices I did without my thorough searching, but I'm doing less exploring now.

I found the time last night to finish the 3rd mission and oh man what a level that was - 1 of the best in any Halo game I've played! Is it just me, or is there a strong Metroid Prime vibe in this Halo. Not that I expect Master Chief to curl up into an energy ball or anything, but if continues to remind me of that other game style a bit, I'll be very happy.

The visor seems very Metroid Prime looking.

I feel like I am searching for "terminals", but I've not found many. I did find one that said it unlocked something on Waypoint though.

Finished my last two exams today, just returned home with my copy. Opened a beer, a steak is grilling, paging through the manual (apparently once I got inside the package there is no manual), eta on the battlefield in T-minus 15 minutes.

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Beauty is only skin deep. Which is why I take very good care of my skin.

so after you have played Spartan Ops and found the Terminals in the campaign of Halo 4 go into Halo Waypoint,press X and then press X again and input these codes

As you can see the top three unlock armour for Halo 4 while the bottom two unlocks concept art,all unlocks also gives you XP...when you unlock them all,you will get a Halo Waypoint avatar award as well(Raider Helmet)360a.org